Tejano Music Award for Female Entertainer of the Year
| Tejano Music Award for Female Entertainer of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Current: 2006 Tejano Music Awards | |
| Awarded for | Female Entertainer of the Year |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Local television and radio stations |
| First awarded | 1981 |
| Currently held by | Shelly Lares (2006) |
| Most awards | Selena (9) |
| Website | Tejano Music Awards |
The Tejano Music Award for Male Entertainer of the Year is an honor presented annually by the Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA). The Tejano Music Awards were first awarded in 1981 and was established to recognize the most talented performers of Tejano music—a subgenre of regional Mexican music.[1] The nominees were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors and disc jockeys of Spanish-language radio stations in Texas.[2] Originally, winners were chosen by Tejano radio station KIWW listeners,[3] and later by fans of Tejano musicians in the Southwest of the United States.[4] Winners are selected through a survey of 50,000 Texas households with Hispanic surnames.[5] By 1987, the award ceremony was broadcast through 32 radio stations and 25 local television channels in Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.[4] The awards ceremony were originally held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, then to the San Antonio Convention Center until 1994,[6] and the Alamodome until 1999.[7] As of 2015, the ceremony is held annually at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas.[8]
The award was first presented to Lisa Lopez for two consecutive years. Lopez was credited to have become the first female Tejano singer to have a number one single on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart in 1982. Tejano music's "first leading lady", Laura Canales won the award for four consecutive times. The "Queen of Tejano Music" Selena, dominated the awards for nine consecutive years and dominated the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year for much of the 1990s decade. In 1997, Jennifer Peña won the award, the first time since 1988 that a new recipient won. Pena dominated the award until Elida Reyna won in 2000; she became the second participant to only win the award once, behind Patsy Torres' win in 1987. In 2002, Shelly Lares won for the first time since she was nominated in 1990. Lares won the award three more times until the honor was disestablished following the 2006 Tejano Music Awards along with the Tejano Music Award for Male Entertainer of the Year and were merged into the Tejano Music Award for Entertainer of the Year beginning at the 2007 awards ceremony.
Winners and nominees
[edit]Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
| Year | Performer | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 (1st) |
Lisa Lopez‡ | [9] |
| 1982 (2nd) |
Lisa Lopez‡ | [9] |
| 1983 (3rd) |
Laura Canales‡ | [9] |
| 1984 (4th) |
Laura Canales‡ | [9][10] |
| Janie Ramirez | ||
| Patsy Torres | ||
| 1985 (5th) |
Laura Canales‡ | [9] |
| 1986 (6th) |
Laura Canales‡ | [9] |
| 1987 (7th) |
Patsy Torres‡ | [9] |
| 1988 (8th) |
Selena‡ | [9] |
| 1989 (9th) |
Selena‡ | [9] |
| 1990 (10th) |
Selena‡ | [9][11] |
| Shelly Lares | ||
| Cathy Chavez | ||
| Patsy Torres | ||
| Laura Canales | ||
| Agnes Torres | ||
| Elsa Garcia | ||
| Jean Le Grand | ||
| 1991 (11th) |
Selena‡ | [9][12] |
| Laura Canales | ||
| Shelly Lares | ||
| 1992 (12th) |
Selena‡ | [9][13] |
| Laura Canales | ||
| Shelly Lares | ||
| 1993 (13th) |
Selena‡ | [9][14] |
| Shelly Lares | ||
| Esmeralda | ||
| 1994 (14th) |
Selena‡ | [9][15] |
| Shelly Lares | ||
| Elsa Garcia | ||
| 1995 (15th) |
Selena‡ | [9][16] |
| Shelly Lares | ||
| Stephanie Lynn | ||
| 1996 (16th) |
Selena‡ | [9][17] |
| Stephanie Lynn | ||
| Stefani Montiel | ||
| Shelly Lares | ||
| Rhonda Lee | ||
| Letty Guval | ||
| Elsa Garcia | ||
| Elida Reyna | ||
| Delia Gonzales | ||
| Davette Esparza | ||
| Annette Arrendondo | ||
| Agnes Torres | ||
| 1997 (17th) |
Jennifer Peña‡ | [9][18] |
| Shelly Lares | ||
| Elsa Garcia | ||
| 1998 (18th) |
Jennifer Peña‡ | [9] |
| 1999 (19th) |
Jennifer Peña‡ | [9][19] |
| Shelly Lares | ||
| Elida Reyna | ||
| 2000 (20th) |
Elida Reyna‡ | [9][20] |
| Shelly Lares | ||
| Jennifer Peña | ||
| 2001 (21st) |
Jennifer Peña‡ | [9] |
| Shelly Lares | ||
| Elida Reyna | ||
| 2002 (22nd) |
Shelly Lares‡ | [9][21] |
| Jennifer Peña | ||
| Elida Reyna | ||
| 2003 (23rd) |
Jennifer Peña‡ | [9][22] |
| Shelly Lares | ||
| Elida Reyna | ||
| Laura Canales | ||
| Margarita | ||
| 2004 (24th) |
Shelly Lares‡ | [9] |
| 2005 (25th) |
Shelly Lares‡ | [9][23] |
| Yvette | ||
| Stefani Montiel | ||
| Megan Leyva | ||
| Machy De La Garza | ||
| Linna Martinez | ||
| Kacy Zavala | ||
| Julia Pizano | ||
| Elida Reyna | ||
| Delia Gonzales | ||
| 2006 (26th) |
Shelly Lares‡ | [9][24][25] |
| Elida Reyna | ||
| Jessica and Vanessa Maito (Las Florecitas) | ||
| Stefani Montiel | ||
| Tracy Perez |
References
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- ^ a b Burr, Ramiro (April 11, 1987). "Tejano Awards Honor Southwest Artists". Billboard.
- ^ Burr 1999a, p. 238.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (March 12, 1988). "Ramiro Herrera, Mazz Are Top Tejano Nominees". Billboard.
- ^ Burr 1999a, p. 29.
- ^ "Tejano Music Awards 2015". Tejanomusicawards.com. Texas Talent Music Association. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Past Award Winners". Tejanomusicawards.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Local Artists Vie for Tejano Awards". Brownsville Herald. February 26, 1984. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ Flores Jr, Adolfo (December 9, 1990). "Tejano Music Celebrates in Awards Show". Del Rio News Herald. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "1991 Tejano Music Award Finalists". Colorado Springs Hispania News. February 21, 1991. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ King, Ben Tavera (January 31, 1992). "Tejano 1992 Tejano Music Awards Leading nominees announced". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (February 20, 1993). "Tejano contest finalists named". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (February 20, 1994). "Navaira paces Tejano nominees". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Catherine Bach, Laura Harring, Edward James Olmos, Xavier Ramirez (March 1995). 1995 Tejano Music Awards (VHS). San Antonio, Texas: The Texas Talent Musicians Association.
- ^ "The 16th Annual Tejano Music Awards Nominees". Laonda.net. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (February 28, 1997). "Tejano's big event - Awards may go to more than the usual names Saturday night". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (January 24, 1999). "Tejano music nominations bring new faces to light". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ "20th Annual Tejano Music Awards Final Nominees". Laonda.net. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "22nd Annual Tejano Music Awards - Top 3 Finalists". Laonda.net. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "2003 Tejano Music Awards Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "25th Silver Anniversary Tejano Music Awards Nominees". La Prensa. March 19, 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "25th Annual Tejano Music Awards Winners". Hispanicad.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (March 11, 2006). "Tejano nominee list kicks off FanFair". San Antonio Express-News.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- San Miguel, Guadalupe (2002). Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 1585441880. - Read online
- Burr, Ramiro (1999a). The Billboard Guide to Tejano and Regional Mexican Music. Billboard books. ISBN 0823076911.